Current Top Five Lipsticks

Ah lipsticks, my absolute favourite beauty product. I have an extensive collection of lip products; all of which have a little place in my heart, but at the moment these five are pushing the others out of the way and are in the lipstick limelight.

A Few New Favourites

I've recently been trying out some new products which have really pleased me in the past few weeks and I couldn't wait to talk about them with someone other than the s/o and the bunny (both of whom do not care or have a clue of what I am talking about).

What's In My Make Up Bag

I recently got a Ted Baker make up bag in a gorgeous, bright yellow with a bright, pink bow. It's literally the most perfect size to throw into your bag, it's about the same size as a normal pencil case. What I love about these Ted Baker bags is that they're plastic so they're so easy to clean if any product gets onto them and they fit so much products! I keep my bag on my vanity for easy reach to my go to products and it's convenient for when I need to chuck it into my bag.

Pink Glitter Polishes

I love pink. I love glitter. I love nail polish. So pink, glitter nail polishes are right up my street, here are three in my humble collection of polishes.

My Go-To Products and Tools

FOTD #3

Face

I buffed a small amount of Dr Jart's Water Fuse BB Cream all over my face, this is absolutely amazing, it gives a decent coverage, last a long time and gives the skin a pretty, dewy look. I then concealed under my eyes and any blemishes which the BB cream didn't cover with the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. And for the cheeks I applied ELF's Mineral Blush in Coral.

Eyes

I first put on shade three from my MUA Undressed Palette all over the lid just to even out the colour on my lids, it's basically the same colour as my skin tone. I then dabbed a little bit of shade two on my inner corners of my eyes just to brighten my eyes. I did my usual eyebrow routine using Rimmel's Eyebrow Pencil in Brown Black and applied Benefit's High Brow Pencil on the brow bone. I then applied Rimmel's Scandal Eyes Kohl Pencil on my water line, and upper lash line. I curled my lashes using my Sephora lash curler and then applied a couple of coats of Rimmel's 1 2 3 Looks Mascara (which I don't think they make any more and I understand why). 

Lips

I first dabbed on my Kate Moss for Rimmel Lipstick in shade 22 and then smudged it in with my finger to create a stain effect and then applied Jemma Kidd's lip gloss in Fuschia to create a pretty, everyday red lip.

Hope you all have a good weekend!

-Kiran xo

Short Trip Essentials

Oh dear, it's been a week since my last post - but it's not my fault! It was Diwali (an Indian holiday) on Tuesday so my mum and I went up to Yorkshire to celebrate and spend time with my grandparents. Unfortunately there was no Internet there and I was unable to blog or do anything really. But I thought I'd just show you what beauty bits I took with me. I tend to over pack - for everything, even my everyday handbag is super heavy - but everything in there is super necessary, I swear!

A few candles my mum and I lit at midnight in our flat (we spread them out around the flat and it looked super pretty)

Okay so here are the products, and yes I over packed (as usual) - I only went away for a few days and I left the house once.

Bath and Body Works Pink Chiffon Body Cream- Soap and Glory Hand Food - Blixtex Intensive Moisturiser - Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains in Honey and Sweetheart - Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch - Sephora Eyelash Curler - YSL Touche Eclat - elf Makeup Remover Pen - Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Black - Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Brown Black - Maybelline Great Lash Mascara - Carmex Cherry Tube - Body Shop Blush - Smashbox Blush in Radiance - Korres Lip Butter in Jasmine - MAC Lipstick in Sunny Seoul - Benetint Lip Balm

First up we have lip products - I love lip products, they are my favourite. As I said, I only went out once so I didn't make much use of all the products here but I got a good use out of the Korres Lip Butter which I had got the morning I had left for Yorkshire so of course I was excited to use it. It is so buttery and it lasts for ages on my lips, leaving them so smooth and soft, I definitely recommend this product to anyone as it's just a wonderful lip balm, you can't go wrong. I used the Blistex every night, of course. I wore the Sunny Seoul when I went to Town and unfortunately neglected the other products.

I like this mascara, it lengthens my barely-there-eye lashes and really darkens them, I don't know if I will repurchase this as I am one to try out ALL the mascaras, but is good and it's super cheap. The elf Makeup Remover Pen is a wonderful product, I actually love it so much - it gets rid of all the mascara that ends up on my eyelids instead of my lashes, whoops, it's just so easy to use and it's great for when I'm in a rush. YSL's Touche Eclat is one of my favourite products ever, yup, it's one that's worth the hype - it really does brighten my under eyes and face, a bit pricey but hey, it's YSL!

I'm a blush girl so I had to bring at least two of my blushes, the first one is a lovely peachy blush from Body Shop (I couldn't find a link to it so I'm not sure if they're discontinued?) and of course I had to take my Smashbox blush in Radiance, it's just such a pretty pink. The brush I use is from Topshop, I've had it for a while - it's not great, but I was in desperate need of a blush brush, saw this and just bought it. I haven't bought a  new one since I got this because it's still in tact and doing the job, but there are much better brushes out there.

To moisturise after a shower I just threw in one of my Bath and Body Works creams, they're easier to carry than tubs so they're convenient to travel with. I like the B&BW's creams, they're really moisturising but they are heavily scented which can sometimes be overwhelming. Of course, I couldn't leave the house without Soap and Glory's Hand Food - my favourite hand cream ever!

For perfumes, I took my ultimate favourite perfume which is Red Jeans by Versace - it is my signature scent. I also took one of my Thierry Mugler perfumes, the lucky one was Angel which is a beautiful, musky scent as all Thierry Mugler perfumes are, but this one is more wearable for the day time.

Well, that was a bit of a long post - I didn't even mention my hair care stuff and skin care products! Well, anyway, I do think it is time for me to stop rambling on, thank you for reading! I hope you all had a lovely week and have a lovely weekend!

-Kiran xo

FOTD

Today I woke up a bit late (and it had nothing to do with the fact that I went to bed late due to the caffeine pills I had taken earlier, nope) so I didn't have too much time to do my make up. Therefore, I kept it pretty simple.

elf Mineral Blush (Bliss) - Dior Bronzer - Rimmel Scandal Eyes Black - Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil- YSL Touche Eclat - Benefit High Brow - Maybelline Great Lash - Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain - Make Up Forever Full Cover - Sephora Eyelash Curlers 

I love these products a lot and these are my go-to products on a daily basis (except the elf blush is new, so I just wanted to try it out). If my skin isn't looking too great I usually apply a bit of Benefit That Gal Primer and sometimes might add a bit of mineral foundation, but today I was having a good skin day so I didn't feel the need to put anything on my face. I switch my lip product everyday, but today I felt like having a bold lip so I used Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Crush - I absolutely adore these things! 

I use the YSL Touche Eclat under my eyes and the Make Up Forever Full Cover on any blemishes such as on my chin and around my nose. 

The Dior bronzer is new to my collection, my mum gave it to me (yay) and I love it! It's so matte and it has SPF which is always a bonus - I just sweeped it along my cheekbones and jawline to contour a little and to add some colour to my skin. 

I am loving Rimmel's Scandal Eyes eye pencils (I have one in nude too), they're so long lasting and so soft - probably the best eye pencils I have ever used. 

So that's just a quick summary of the products I used today. I hope everyone had a lovely day!

-Kiran xo